CONTENTS:-
1. Introductory
2. The Mesolithic Hunter-Gatherers: The First Occupants of the Ganga Basin
2.1. Introductory
2.2. SaraiNaharRai
2.3. Mahadaha
2.4. Damdama
2.5. Some General Observations
3. Immigrants from the Sarasvati Basin
3.1. Introductory
3.2. Alamgirpur
3.3. Hulas
3.4. Sanauli
3.5. Harinagar
3.6. Conclusion
4. The Enigmatic ‘Copper Hoards’
4.1. Introductory
4.2. Bahadrabad
4.3. Chronological Horizon of the ‘Copper Hoard’-OCP Culture
4.4. Nature of Deposits Met with at ‘Copper Hoard’-OCP Sites, and Its Implication – A Huge Flood
4.5. The Blocking of the Sarasvati and Diversion of Its Waters into the Yamuna-Ganga system
4.6. Conclusion
5. Cattle-breeders and Agriculturists Descend from Vindhyan-Kaimur Ranges
5.1. Introductory
5.2. Koldihwa
5.3. Tokwa
5.4. Mahagara
5.5. The Neolithic Folks Descend on the Ganga Plain
5.6. Jhusi
5.7. ImlidihKhurd
5.8. Lahuradewa
5.9. Chirand
6. The Chalcolithic Interlude; as well as the Advent of Iron
6.1. Introductory
6.2. Narhan
6.3. Lahuradewa
6.4. Jhusi
6.5. Dadupur
6.6. Agiabir
6.7. Malhar
6.8. Raja Nal-ka-Tila
6.9. Senuwar
7. From the Mesolithic to the Chalcolithic: A Brief Recapitulation
8. On the Threshold of Civilization: The Painted Grey Ware Culture
8.1. An Apology
8.2. The Name of the Culture after Its Most Characteristic Pottery
8.3. Origin of the Painted Grey Ware
8.4. Spatial Distribution of the Painted Grey Ware
8.5. Some Noteworthy Painted Grey Ware Sites
8.5.1. Abhaipur
8.5.2. Ahichchhatra
8.5.3. Alamgirpur
8.5.4. Atranjikhera
8.5.5. Bhagwanpura
8.5.6. Chak 86
8.5.7. The Scenario along the Sarasvati in Pakistan
8.5.8. Settlement Pattern in Kanpur District, Uttar Pradesh
8.5.9. Hastinapura
8.5.10. Hulas
8.5.11. Jakhera
8.5.12. Jodhpura
8.5.13. Kampil
8.5.14. Kausambi
8.5.15. Mathura
8.5.16. Noh
8.5.17. Rupnagar
8.5.18. Saunphari
8.5.19. Sonkh
8.5.20. Sravasti
8.5.21. Sringaverapura
8.5.22. Thapli
8.5.23. Ujjain
8.6. Other Wares Associated with the Painted Grey Ware
8.7. Structural Activities during the PGW times
8.8. Agriculture
8.9. Domestication of Animals
8.10. Use of Metals
8.10.1. Copper
8.10.2. Iron
8.10.3. Gold
8.11. Glass
8.12. Bone and Ivory
8.13. Of Clay
8.14. Some Other Noteworthy Antiquities
8.15. Disposal of the Dead
8.16. Chronological Horizon of the Painted Grey Ware Culture
8.17. The Position of the PGW Culture in the Evolution of Civilization in the Ganga Basin
9. The Destination Reached: The Northern Black Polished Ware Culture
9.1. Introductory
9.2. NBPW Sites in the Ganga Basin
9.2.1. Agiabir
9.2.2. Atranjikhera
9.2.3. Ayodhya
9.2.4. Champa
9.2.5. Hastinapura
9.2.6. Jhusi
9.2.7. Juafardih
9.2.8. Kausambi
9.2.9. Mahasthanagarh
9.2.10. Mathura
9.2.11. Pataliputra
9.2.12. Piprahwa-Ganwaria
9.2.13. Rajghat
9.2.14. Ramnagar
9.2.15. Aktha
9.2.16. Rajgir
9.2.17. Sankisa
9.2.18. Sonpur
9.2.19. Sravasti
9.2.20. Tamluk
9.2.21. Vaisali
9.2.22. Wari-Bateshwar
10. Some Important NBPW Sites Outside the Ganga Basin
10.1. Adam
10.2. Amaravati
10.3. Anuradhapura
10.4. Charsadda
10.5. Rupnagar
10.6. Sisupalgarh
10.7. Taxila
10.8. Ujjain
11. The Bursting Forth of Features of Urbanization in the Ganga Basin: 6th to 3rd Centuries BCE
11.1. Two Sub-periods of the NBPW
11.2. Self-sufficiency in Food-production
11.3. Structural Activities
11.4. Town-planning and Defences
11.5. Metallurgy
11.6. Arts and Crafts
11.7. Coinage
11.8. Linear Measures
11.9. Weights
11.10. Writing
11.11. Trade and Trade-routes
12. Archaeology vis-à-vis History: The Mahajanapadas
12.1. A Glimpse of the Mahajanapadas and their Rulers
12.2. Asoka, the Great
Appendices:
Appendix I: An Enigmatic Copper Hoard Anthropomorph
Appendix II: “PranayuhpravavrajatasyeteKuru-PanchalahKasi-videhaityetadpravrajam”
Appendix III: Shouldn’t Early Historical Period in the Ganga Basin be Deemed to have with the Mahabharata Times?
Appendix III.1. Arguments Supporting the Proposition that Historical Period Began with Mahabharata Times.
Appendix III.2. The Historicity of the Mahabharata
Appendix III.3. Excavation at Hastinapura
Appendix IV: Distribution of Northern Black Polished Ware Sites
— Contributed by Vishnu Kant
List of NBPW Sites
Appendix V: Distribution of Punch-marked Coins
— Contributed by Vishnu Kant
List of Sites with Punch-marked Coins
